Education Workforce
Tutoring, Assessing and Quality Assurance
Develop the knowledge, skills and qualifications to tutor, assess, mentor and quality assure learning across sport and physical activity.
Delivery
Live online
Qualifications
Levels 3 & 4
Roles
Tutor to IQA
Support
Through to certification
Develop the educator workforce
Support others to learn, develop and achieve
We are a sector leader in training educators and quality assurance practitioners who support the delivery and assessment of education and training qualifications in sport.
Tutors, assessors and internal quality assurers play an important role in developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours that people need to carry out their roles safely, effectively and enjoyably.
Develop your career
Take the next step in education and workforce development
Becoming a tutor, assessor or quality assurer can help you build on your existing experience while opening up new opportunities to support other people to develop.
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Build your skills
Develop new knowledge and practical skills alongside your existing subject expertise.
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Gain a qualification
Achieve regulated qualifications that support recognised educator and assessment roles.
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Create opportunities
Broaden the range of paid or voluntary roles you can undertake within education and workforce development.
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Develop others
Use your experience to support the development of learners, your organisation, your sport or your community.
Tutor and assessor development
Find out more
Watch our short video to find out more about developing as a tutor or assessor and the opportunities these roles can provide.
Flexible learning
Designed to fit around your work
Our tutoring, assessing and quality assurance courses are delivered through live online virtual classrooms, giving learners flexibility to take part without travelling to a training venue.
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Virtual classrooms
Attend live tutor-led learning sessions online.
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Assessment tasks
Complete the required assessment activity following the taught sessions.
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Ongoing support
Join periodic check-in sessions where an experienced tutor can support you with your assessment tasks.
Our courses
Choose your development route
Whether you want to tutor, assess, mentor or support quality assurance, choose the course that best matches the role you want to undertake.
Level 3
Most popular
Tutor + Assessor
1st4sport Level 3 Award for Tutors and Assessors in Sport
A combined route for people who want to become qualified to both tutor and assess learners within sport.
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Level 3
Assessor
1st4sport Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
For people who want to assess both simulated and work-based vocational achievement.
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Level 3
Mentor
1st4sport Level 3 Award in Workforce Mentoring
Develop the skills and knowledge needed to provide effective mentoring support within the workforce.
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Level 4
Internal Quality Assurer
1st4sport Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
For experienced assessors who want to support and quality assure assessment practice.
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Which course is right for you?
Start with the role you want to undertake
Different qualifications are designed for different educator and assessment roles. Use the guide below to identify the most appropriate route.
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Tutor and Assessor
Level 3 Award for Tutors and Assessors in Sport
The recommended combined route if you want to become qualified to undertake both roles.
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Tutor only
Level 3 Award in Education and Training
Suitable if you only intend to tutor, or already hold an assessor qualification.
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Assessor only
AVRA or CAVA
AVRA supports simulated assessment, while CAVA covers simulated and work-based assessment.
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Quality Assurance
Level 4 Internal Quality Assurance Award
For experienced assessors who want to quality assure assessment practice.
Still not sure which course you need? Speak to our Education team and we can help you identify the most appropriate route.
Ask us Working as an educator
Qualification is only part of the picture
Organisations and awarding bodies may require tutors, assessors and quality assurers to demonstrate appropriate subject knowledge, occupational competence and ongoing professional development alongside their educator qualification.
Educator or assessor qualification
Relevant subject qualifications
Ongoing CPD
Appropriate safeguarding
Organisations and partners
Develop your tutor and assessor workforce
If you have a group of people who need tutor, assessor or quality assurance training, we can organise dedicated delivery for your organisation.
This can use one of our regulated qualifications or, where a full qualification is not required, we can discuss bespoke non-regulated workforce development.
Need some help?
Speak to our Education team
Whether you are choosing a course for yourself or developing a wider tutor and assessor workforce, we can help you understand the options.